Press releases and statements
Women are some of the biggest losers in England’s broken housing system
Sixty per cent of all homeless adults living temporary accommodation in England today are women, despite only making up 51% of the general population, new analysis by Shelter shows.
Posted on 28 Dec 2021
Women are some of the biggest losers in England’s broken housing systemEven with postponements 200 clubs support Shelter’s #NoHomeKit and Tottenham warm up in their away kits on Boxing Day
Players, fans and the football world - from Sky Sports pundits Jeff Stelling and Chris Kamara to brands like PUMA and Mitre - all come together to fight homelessness
Posted on 27 Dec 2021
Even with postponements 200 clubs support Shelter’s #NoHomeKit and Tottenham warm up in their away kits on Boxing Day200,000 children under threat of eviction this winter
Shelter estimates that 200,000 children living in privately rented homes are at risk of being evicted this winter – equivalent to one in every 50 children in England.
Posted on 23 Dec 2021
200,000 children under threat of eviction this winterShelter welcomes the government’s lifesaving letter to get everyone off the streets this winter and into safe emergency accommodation
On Monday (20 Dec 21), the Minister for Rough Sleeping, Eddie Hughes, announced an additional £28m for councils to help accommodate and vaccinate more people sleeping rough.
Posted on 23 Dec 2021
Shelter welcomes the government’s lifesaving letter to get everyone off the streets this winter and into safe emergency accommodationShelter responds to DHLUC £316 million funding announcement for homelessness prevention
Polly Neate, chief executive of Shelter, said: “Right now, 70% of the calls to our emergency helpline are from people who are homeless or about to be. Given how bad the situation is, it’s crucial the government continues to support local homelessness services with this vital funding."
Posted on 21 Dec 2021
Shelter responds to DHLUC £316 million funding announcement for homelessness prevention100 clubs to ditch their home shirts this Boxing Day for Shelter’s #NoHomeKit
Players, fans and the football world - from Sky Sports pundits Jeff Stelling and Chris Kamara to brands like PUMA and Mitre - all come together to fight homelessness
Posted on 17 Dec 2021
100 clubs to ditch their home shirts this Boxing Day for Shelter’s #NoHomeKit274,000 people in England are homeless, with thousands more likely to lose their homes
Shelter warns tough winter and living cost crisis could see homelessness surge
Posted on 09 Dec 2021
274,000 people in England are homeless, with thousands more likely to lose their homesAt least two a day died homeless in the pandemic last year
Shelter responds to ONS’s figures on number of homeless people who died in England and Wales in 2020
Posted on 01 Dec 2021
At least two a day died homeless in the pandemic last yearShelter sounds alarm as more than 1,000 people a day call emergency helpline
Since the Covid restrictions began to lift in June 2021, more than 1,000 callers a day have contacted Shelter’s emergency helpline in England, new data reveals today.
Posted on 30 Nov 2021
Shelter sounds alarm as more than 1,000 people a day call emergency helplineOnly one social home built for every 192 households stuck on waiting lists
New government statistics on affordable housing supply in England released today show that between March 2020 and April 2021 just one social home was built for every 192 households stuck on housing waiting lists
Posted on 18 Nov 2021
Only one social home built for every 192 households stuck on waiting lists